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DATE: THURSDAY, March 22, 1990                   TAG: 9003221705
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE:  By Associated Press
DATELINE: LONDON                                 LENGTH: Short

LORD ROTHSCHILD DIES IN LONDON

Lord Rothschild, the millionaire banker and decorated World War II intelligence agent, has died in London, his wife said in a statement Wednesday. He was 79.

Lady Rothschild said her husband died Tuesday. She did not reveal the cause of death or give any other details.

Rothschild was born Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild on Oct. 31, 1910, into the famous family of German-Jewish coin collectors who founded a banking dynasty.

After studying sciences, English and French at Cambridge, he went on to become a professor of zoology and was recognized as one of the world's leading experts on spermatozoa.

During World War II, Rothschild was a senior officer with MI5, the British counter-espionage service.

Britain awarded Rothschild the George Medal for bravery in World War II for defusing German bombs. He also received the American Legion of Merit for his wartime efforts.

At one time, Rothschild was rumored to be the the "fifth man" in the infamous Soviet spy ring formed by Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Anthony Blunt.

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